The 1997–98 Liga Indonesia Premier Division (known as the Liga Kansas for sponsorship reasons) was the fourth season of the Liga Indonesia Premier Division, the top division of Indonesian football. There were 31 teams involved in this season. Persebaya were the defending champions and were leading their region when the season was abandoned by order of the military on 25 May 1998 due to political and economic turmoil in the country. At that point, 234 matches had been played out of the 317 scheduled.
Teams
Team changes The number of teams dropped from 33 to 31 this season.
Relegated to First Division
Mataram Indocement Persedikab Persijatim
Promoted to Premier Division
Persikabo Persikota PSIM
Disbanded
ASGS Bandung Raya
Name changes
Pelita Jaya changed their name to Pelita Jakarta.
Stadiums and locations
West RegionTeamLocationStadiumAremaMalangGajayanaMedan JayaMedanTeladanPersebayaSurabayaGelora 10 NovemberPersijaJakarta MentengPersikabCimahiSangkuriangPersikaboBogorPajajaranPersirajaBanda AcehHaji DimurthalaPersitaTangerangBentengPSBLBandar LampungPahomanSemen PadangPadangHaji Agus Salim
Central RegionTeamLocationStadiumArsetoSurakartaSriwedariBarito PuteraBanjarmasinMay 17thPelita JakartaJakarta Lebak BulusPersibBandungSiliwangiPersikotaTangerangBentengPSBBogorPajajaranPSDSDeli SerdangBaharuddin SiregarPSIMMataramMandala KridaPSISSemarangJatidiriPSMSMedanTeladanPSPPadangHaji Agus Salim
East RegionTeamLocationStadiumGelora DewataDenpasarNgurah RaiMitra SurabayaSurabayaGelora 10 NovemberPersemaMalangGajayanaPersibaBalikpapanPersibaPersipuraJayapuraMandalaPersmaManadoKlabatPetrokimia PutraGresikPetrokimiaPSMUjung PandangAndi MattalataPupuk KaltimBontangMulawarmanPutra SamarindaSamarindaSegiri Samarinda
First stage West Region
Central Region
East Region
Top goalscorer Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto (Pelita Jakarta) is the top goalscorer of 1997–98 Liga Indonesia Premier Division with 20 goals.
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